Fluid motor



Jan. 6, 1942. f

J. J. PELOUCH FLUID MOTOR Flled May e, 1958 2 sheets-sheet 2 fl, 75V. Y 1

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James J. Peinlich, Cleveland, Ohio, assigner 'to The United States Air Compressor corporation oi' Ohio Company, a

Application May s, 193s, serial No. 206,409

12 Claims.

My inventionrelates to a fluid motor and valve assembly and more particularly to a iiuid motor and valve assembly for operatingpumping devices for pumping iluid from a'container..

" -An object of my invention is' to provide for operating a pumping device by compressed air or other compressed fluid and governed by a valve.

arrangement actuated by the movements of the -pumping device.

Another object is to provide a valve arrangement responsive to 'the operating position of a pumping device for controlling the movements of the pumping device; 1

Another object is to provide a valve assembly for delivering compressed-air to alternate sides of the piston of an air motor and simultaneously releasing the air on the opposite side of the piston so as to reciprocate the piston of the air motor.

Another object of my invention is to provide *20 for operating a valve by a toggle arrangement.

AAnother object of my linvention isto provide for causing the toggle arrangement to swing beconnecting means mounted in an. air conduit.

leading from the valve assembly to the air motor. Y -I -Another object is to provide for enclosing an air motor and valve assembly in a housingv which seals the operating connection between the air motor and valve assembly therein.

Another object is to provide an air-motor hav ing a reciprocating plunger extending therefrom through a sliding seal and having connecting means extending from the piston toqa valve vas sembly mounted in a conduit leading from the air motor to the v alve assembly.

, Another object of-my invention is to-incor porate ali the seals between the'relatively movable parts which must be sealed against difierl ential pressures in the valve, except the piston seal which divides the two chambers of the cylinder and the pump plunger seal between the lower cylinder chamber and atmosphere.

Other objects and Aa fuller understanding' of 'my invention may be had by referring to the following description and claims; taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure yl is a fragmentary and cross-sectional 55 tainer. 'I'he cylinder i6l 'of the air motor is seview `taken leng'thwise and vertically of my air motor and'valve assembly; a Figure 2 illustrates the rotary air .valve parts of thevalveassembly in one operating position; Figure 3 illustrates'the rotary' air valve parts shown in Figure 2 in the other operating positin;"" 4 Figure 4 is a' horizontal cross-sectional view of .the valve. housing and valve-.assembly ltaken along the line 5-'6 of Figure l-and cross-wise of the view-showninFigure 1; y Y Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view takenlengthwise and vertically of my air motor rand valve assembly, showing the rear portion of l5 the valve housing and valve` assembly, together with the rear portionof the air motorandA disposed in a plane at right angles to the plane of the drawing in Figure 1 along Vthe line 5 5 of Fis-weft and.

Figure 6 is a detailed view-showing the arrangement of the toggle arrangement of the valve assemblyi of Figure 1 and shows the toggle arrangement -in the other operating "position,

ate a pump arranged to be mounted to or mounted .over a fiuidcont'ainer having an opening in thev top thereof so that the lower end -ofthe pump of the uid therefrom. This method of pumping 30 fluidiisvespeciaily used when' grease or other lubricating fluid is to be withdrawn from the fluid container and applied to the parts to be lubricated, the fluid after leaving the pumping device, passing through a hose attached thereto having .35 a. suitable nozzle attached to the end thereof. Themotive fluid for operating the air motor of it is understood that any other iluidl may be used in the place of compressed air and the term 40;compressed air used herein is to be understood as including anyother iiuid having the desirable characteristics. vWith reference to Figures 1, 4 and 5, the entire housing of myv air motor comprises generally an 45 air cylinder Ii having atop plateji, a valve assembly head 21, a chevron casing member 20, and a piston 82 reciprocally mounted in thecylinder I6. V'Ihe'casing member Ztl'has a ledge portion 5 adapted t@ be mounted to asuitabie support for supporting the housing Ain properV position relative to the iiuid container so that the pump operated bythe piston 82 and positioned below the ledge i! is directed downwardly into'the conair motor isparticularly adapted to opervthe pumping device may b'e compressed air, but

I5 extending therefrom and this ledge portion is cured to the ledge l5 and to the top plate Il by means of the screw bolts I9 so that an enclosed air cylinder is' provided. A cylindrical metal cover I1 is secured by suitable means to the cylinder wall I6 to provide good appearing and round outside surface to the air motor.

There is a conduit neck 29 extending upwardly from the top plate I9-and integral therewith, and

the upper portion of the neck is enlarged to form the valve assembly head 21. The head 21 has a hollow open space 25 therein and there is a conduit 53 extending through the neck 25 to provide' air communication between the open space 25 and the interior of the upper end of the air cylinder. 4

The valve assembly denoted generally by the reference character 29 is mounted within the head 21. Reference is made to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in describing the structure of the valve assembly and its mounting within the head 21. A plate 30 secured to the head 21 by means of a plurality of bolts 32 encloses the hollow opening A T-shaped stationary valve or seat member 44 having a hard end valve face is Amounted in the head 21 by securing the stem portion thereof rigidly to the head 21 with a jamnut 45. A rock shaft 56 is rotatably mounted within an opening extending through the stationary valve member 44 and is held in position endwiseby a thrust bushing 41 secured to the end thereof by means of a pin 46 passing cross-wise through the rock shaft 56.v The outer en d of the rock shaft 59 is cut away to form a non-circular engaging portion 49. A rotating valve member 49 having a complementary socket portion is fitted over. the non-1 circular end of the rock shaft 59 so that the valve member 49 rotates with the rotation of the rock shaft 56.

The stationary valve or seat member 44 has a hard flat ground surface against which a hard ground surface ofthe rotating valve member 49 rotatably slides in close engagement so that there is a good tight seal between the stationary valve member 44 and the rotary valve member 49. By reference to Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, it is seen that there are four openings provided in the stationary valve member 44 and they extend to the fiat ground surface thereof. Tlie rotary valve member 49 has a portion cut away so that a selected two of the four openings may be covered by the rotary valve member 49 while the other two are uncovered. There lis a groove or channel 59 extending in arcuate form in the surface of the rotary valve member 49 next adjacent to the flat ground surface of the seat vmember 44. This channel 50 hasclosed ends so that there is a `sealed enclosure between the rotary valve member 49 and thestationary valve member 44..` A

locating pin 55 extending rearwardly from the It is seen by referring to Figures 2 and 3 that when the rotary valve member 491s rotated into one position, two of the openings are uncovered and the other two of the openings are covered .by the valve member 49, but are in communication with each other through the groove 59. When the rotary valve member 49 is rotated in its other position, then another selected -pair of openings are uncovered andthe other pair are in communication with each other through the channel 50. One of the positions is illustrated in Figure 2 and the other position is illustrated in Figure 3. Opening 39 is a conduit in communication ,with a source of compressed air. Opening -53 is a conduit in communication with the upper ,end of the air cylinder of the air motor. Opening 5l is a conduit in communication with atmosphere. Opening 54 is a conduit in communication with the bottom of the air cylinder of the air motor. Therefore, in the position illustrated in Figure 2, conduits 39 and 54 being uncovered are in communication with each other sealed by a cup 35 threadably engaged thereto.

There is a boss 36 slidably engaged in a recess formed in the end of the cup 35 and a small coil spring 31 within the recess resiliently presses upon the boss 36. By turning the cup 35 so as to threadably screw it down in close engagement with the head 21, the boss 36 resiliently presses against the end of the rotary-valve member 49 and thus holds the valve member 49 in close en'- gagement with the ,stationary valve member 44 against which it rotates. 'Ihe interior ofthe cup- 35 secured to the head 21 lforms an enclosure so that the two selected openings not covered by the rotary valve member 29 are maintained in communication with each other.

Compressed air from a suitable source is introduced into the head 21 by means of a nozzle 39 engaged thereto by a threaded nipple portion 4I. This nozzle member 38 has a screen 49 which cleans the compressed air as it enters the head 21 through the conduit 39. When the compressed air lls the enclosure of the cup l35, the'pressure built-up therein biases the rotary valve 49 against the valve seat 44. In addition to controlling the flow of theair through the registering ducts, the

valve constitutes an ai;` seal between all relatively movable parts which must be sealed' against differential pressures, except the piston seal 92 between the upper and lower cylinder chambers and the plunger seal between the lower cylinder chamber and atmosphere.` In other words, all

the seals have been incorporated in the valve.

The conduit 53 extends back through the sta.- tionary valve member 44 and the head 21, and communicates with the hollow opening 25 of the head 21. From thehollow opening 25 the conduit 53 extends downl through the neck 29 to communicate with the top of the cylinder of the air motor. The path of the conduit 53 is best seen in Figures 5, 4 and 1 in the order listed.

The conduit 5I extends through the stationary valve member 44 and the head 25, and opens up into the enclosure between the plate 39 and the cover 33 which is open to the'atmosphere through the small holes 52. The communication of the conduit 5l with atmosphere is illustrated in Figure 4.

The conduit 54 extends through the stationary shown in Figure 1 and is inthe rear thereof.

" Lubrication ofv the bearing parts of the valve assembly is provided by'th'e oil cup 69 mounted to the top of the head 21 and in communication with the conduit 53. Oil placed within the cup `69 flows down therethrough to the ducts 1I and As the connecting link 61 moves the hinged pivot pin 62 upwardly, it approaches its snap-over 'or meridian position which is in the neighbors hood of the dash anddot line A. Upon 'the upward movement of the toggle, when the dash and dot line between the pivot 6I and the pivot 62 assumes a position above the axial center of the rock shaft 66, there is an urging force tending to rotate the bell crank 51 in a counter-clockwise direction and to cause the pivot 6I to move slightly downwardly. As the toggle is further moved upwardly the arrangement assumes a position in the neighborhood of the das'h and dot line lubricates the rock shaft 56. The oil also works along the conduit 53 and to the other conduits cur so'quickl'y that the dash and dot line A may to lubricate the moving parts vof the valve assembly. The oil is also atomized and carried bythe air throughut the whole air motor. A cover 16 securely engaged to the oil cup 69 prevents the oil or air from escaping to atmosphere.

A toggle arrangement is utilized for rocking the rock shaft 56 so that the rotary valve member 49 is rotated positively -from one position to another, one of the positions being shown in' Figure 2 and the other position being shown in Figure 3. The inner end of the rock shaft 56 vis formed into a bell crank 61 having two side arms 12 and 13 positioned in the open space 25 in the head 21. When in one position shown in Figure l, the upper side arm 12 engages against a stop 59 and when in the other position shown in Figure 6, the other side arm 13 engages against a stop 58. .The stops 58 and 59 are bolts threadably engaged to the head 21 and are positioned to limit the swinging or rocking movement of the bell crank 51. An arm 66 having a fixed length and constituting part of the toggle assembly has one end pivotally connected to the rearward portion of the bell crank 51 by means of a bearing pin 6|. The other end of the arm 66 is pivotally connected to an arm 63 by a hinged pivot pin 62. The arm 63 o f the toggle assembly is of variable length -and has a coil spring 64 mounted in conjunction therewith to resiliently holdv the arm 63 in its most extended position. The other end of the arm 63 has a bearing 65 A; except as modified by the slightly downward movement .of the pivot 6I. The movements.l ocbe. referred to as lthe snap-over or meridian position. 'Ihe slight downward movement-of the pivot-6| does not move the rotary valve 49 sum'- ciently to change the registering of the ducts.'

Therefore, the registering of `the .ducts remain ixedin one position until the toggle snaps over. As the connecting link 61 moves the hinged pivot -pin 6| slightly beyond the meridian position, the

togglefarrangement snaps upwardly. During the initial stages of the upwardly moving snap action beyond the meridian line A,the bell crank which is adapted to pivot within a socket66 secured to the head 21. A connecting link 61 is also journalled uponA the pin 62 .between the forked sides of the arm 60. It is seen from the arrangement as illustrated in Figure 1 that the swing pivot pin 6I swings to either side of the rock shaft 56 so that when the toggle is moved into one position, the position illustrated in Figure 1, the swing pivot pin 6l is below the rock shaft 56 and when the toggle is moved to the other position, the position illustrated in Figure 6, the swing pivot pin 6| is positioned above the rock shaft. downwardly the toggle assembly is shifted into one denite position and by moving the link 61 upwardly the toggle assembly is shifted into the other definite position. 'I'he resiliency of the spring 64 resiliently holds the bell crank 51 in one position or the other, and the described positioning'of vthe parts does not permit the swinging of the bell crank 51 to be stopped in any intermediate position, because just as soon as the olf-center position is reached, the resiliency of the spring 64 snaps the toggle to the other position.

Therefore, by moving the link 61 B. At the "position-B, a boss 42 in rear` -of and surrounding the hinged pin 62 engages the forward edge of the upper sidearm 12 --and causes the bell crank 51 to snap quickly to the position shown in Figure l. In the foregoing action, the toggle arrangementswings beyond its meridian or snap-over position before actuating the valve. This insures that the valve is positively operated and avoids the possibility ofthe valve becoming arrested on dead center because the toggle arrangement is wellbeyond its meridian .position before it starts to actuat'e thel rotary valve member 49. The urging force of the toggle arrangement is accentuated when it starts to move the rotary valve `49 for the reason that theswinging pivot lpoint 6l moves' downwardly iin-- mediately when the boss 'engages the forward edge of the -upper arm 12 and thereby decreases the included angle ofthe toggle arrangemenh,

The operation of the toggle arrangement for the downwardmovement is exactly the same as that` .described with reference to ment. A

The bottom end of the link 61 is secured by a pin `\,68 to a guide member 14 which is loosely and slidggly positioned within the opening in v'the valso mechanicallysecured to the guide member ,j I

14 by a threaded member 16 which slidably rei ceives the connecting rod 16. In this manner the enlarged head 11` isfastened within the .open space inthe guide member 14. The open space in the guide member `14 is somewhat larger than the head 11 to permit a'liniited amount of play between the connecting rod 16 and the guide f member 14. It is seen from the vdrawing of Figlowermost position, and the side arm 13 is engaging the stop 66 and holding the rotary valve 75 member 46 in the position shown in Figure 2.

the direction shown inv Figure' 1 and thatdowm" ure l that upward movement lof the'co'niiecting rod 16 raises the link 61 to operatethe toggle in the upward movemovement, thereby dividing the -air cylinder into 4 a portion above the piston 82 and a portion below the piston 82 for double acting duty.

Threadably secured to the piston 82 is a plunger 18 which is disposed axially within the air cylinder and arranged to actuate the pump below. There is a cylindrical open space 88 disposed within the upper end of the plunger 18 and the connecting rod 18 is disposed within this open space 88 so as to be free to slide relative thereto.y An enlarged head 18 on the bottom end of the connecting rod 18 is secured Within the open space 88 by means of an annular stop washer 8l oatingly secured between a shoulder of the piston 82 and the plunger 18. The opening in the annular stop washer 8| is large enough to permit thevconnecting rod 16 to freely slide therethrough but is not large enough to permit the head 18 to pass therethrough. In this way.

the connecting rod 18 is operated only upon substantially the upper and lower limits of the movement of the piston 82. As the headv 18 is engaged against the annular stop washer 8l, the connecting rod 18 is drawn down with the downward movement of the plunger 18 until it operates the toggle. As the head 18 is engaged against the bottom of Athe open space 88, the connecting rod 18 is drawn up with the upward movement of the plunger 1 8 until it operates the toggle in the opposite direction. The relative length of the connecting rod 18 and the length of the opening 80 is such that the connecting rod 16 is moved by the plunger 18 only upon the piston approaching the limits of its reciprocal movements.

The movement of the rotary valve member 88v loperated by the toggle assembly is therefore responsive to the'opera'ting position of the piston 82, so that the several conduits are placed in\ 488, through the conduit 38, and the conduit 58 to the upper portion of the air cylinder above the piston 82 and so that vthe air in the lower portion of the air cylinder 83 is vented out through the conduit 5I, the channel 58, and the conduit 5|, to atmosphere. As shown in Figure 3, the conduit 53 is substantially one-half closed' while the conduit 58 is unrestricted. This olers a resistance to theilow of the compressed air into-the cylinder andan unrestricted Iiow from the cylinder to atmosphere for insuring eiicient operation. Upon the piston 82 approaching the lower limit of its reciprocal movement, the valve member 48 is shifted tothe position shown in 84 to the` bottom of the air cylinder below .the

piston 82. In Figure 2, the conduit 84 is substantially one-half closed while the conduit 88 is unrestricted. This oiers a resistance to the flow of the compressed: air into the cylinder .and an unrestricted iiow from the cylinder to atmosphere for insuring eillcient operation. In this manner the air motorI is operated so as to repeatedly reciprocate the piston 82 and to reciprocate the plunger 18 attached thereto for operating the pump below.

Since the plunger 18 moves between the air cylinder and the interior chamber of the pump housing' through which fluid ows, it is necessary to provide sealing means in the casing member 28 for separating the compressed air from the fluid being pumped.` The sealing means is in the form of chevron seals 81 and 88, positioned tightly against the plunger 18 so that air or iluid does not pass along the reciprocating plunger 18. The chevrons 81 are disposed at an angle in one direction and the chevrons 88 are disposed in the opposite direction, and 'in this manner forms a more perfect seal. The chevrons 81 prevent air yfrom escaping down from the `air cylinder and the chevrons 8 8 prevent fluid from escaping upwardly along the plunger 18 through the casing 28. The coil spring 88 held down tightly by .the threaded plug 88 constrains the chevrons in good packing position to seal the bottom' of the air cylinder. Suitable washer elements are superimposed above and below the chevrons 81 and 88 to hold them in a ilrm position.

Although I have described my invention with a certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure has been made only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

I claim as my invention:

1. A iiuid operated device and a valve mechanism therefor comprising, in combination, a cylinder, a piston reciprocally mounted in the cylinder, a valve for controlling the iiow of uid to and from opposite sides of the piston, said valve providing a restricted passageto the flow of iiuid to the cylinder and an unrestricted passage to the flow of the fluid from the cylinder, said valve having a seat member and a valve member movable relative to each other, actuat. ing means within one end of the cylinder and extending through the seat member for actuating the valve'member relative to the seat member, said seat member and said valve member sealing the actuating member within the cylinder.

Figure 2 so that the air above the piston 82 is 2. A valve mechanism comprising, in combination, a valve having a rotary part, a shaft for actuating the rotary part, crank means for actuating thev shaft, stop means for limiting the rotary movements of the crank means, pivot means carried on the crank lat a distance from and on one,-side of the shaft, bearing means positioned onthe opposite side of the shaft, a spring -biased toggle linkage ,including two parts hinged intermediate their ends, one end of the toggle' linkage being pivotallyl connected to the pivot-means and the other end of the toggle linkage bearing upon the bearing means, said crank .means having spaced engaging means which are engaged by the toggle linkage for actuting the shaft and the rotary part of the va ve. v

accesos I 3. A `valve mechanism comprising.in combination, a movable valve operated between two limits, a spring biased toggle' linkage including two parts hingedtogether intermediate their ends, saidmovable valvey having vtwo spaced enfgaging means which are engaged b the toggle linkage intermediate its ends, bearin means for supporting one end oi' the toggle linkage. lpivot means connected to the movable valve for supportingthe other end` pf the toggle linkage, saidv spring biased toggle linkage and. pivot means constraining the valve 'inl either of its two limit positions until the valve is snapped .over to its other limit position. v, I

4.v A uid motor and valve assembly comprisi ing, in combination, cylindrical and piston means forming at least one cylindrical'chamber, valve means, valve actuating means, a housing havinga ilrst compartment enclosing the valve meansv and a second compartment enclosing the valve actuating means, said valve means sealing the two compartments from each other, conduit means' including the second compartment connecting the valve means to the said cylindrical chamber. actuatin mea-ns o erated b the iston g p y p ment connecting lthe valve means to the said means within said cylindrical chamber and ex-l tending into Athe said second compartment. for actuating the valve actuating means, said second compartment having a removable closureto gain access to said valve actuating'means, said valve means having a seat member with a ll'at engaging surface and a rotary valve memberwith a tlat engaging surface slidable relative to each other,

said rst compartment having a removable closure to gain access to said valve means, said housing having a iluid entranceconduit including the ilrst compartment communicating with the-valve means and having a fluid exit conduit communicating with the` valve means and at mosphere, said valve means having registering from the iirst compartment to the vcylindrical chamber and from the latter to atmosphere, .a shaft connected to the valve actuating means in said second compartment and extending through 45 the seat member for turning the valve member relative to the seat member, `said registering port means being spaced radlallyfrom the shaft and the portion of the valve means radially intermediate the port means sealing'the shaft within the 5 second compartment and from the registering port means, said valve means being held againstY the vvalve seat member by the fiuid pressure in the first compartment.

5. A fluid motor and valve assembly compris- 55 ing, in combination, cylindrical and piston means forming at least one cylindrical chamber, valve means, valve actuating means, a housing having a first compartment enclosing the valve means and a second compartment enclosing the valve ac,- 60

tuating means, saidv valve means sealing the two compartmentsirom each other, conduit means including the second compartment connecting the valve means to the said cylindrical chamber,

actuating means operated bythe piston means 05 to said' valve means, said housing having a duid 'n entrance conduit including the iirst compartmenty port means alternately governing the flow of fluid f l communicating with the valve means and having a uid vexit conduit communicating with the valve means andatmosphere, said valvemeans having registering port means alternately governing the ow of iluid from the first compartment to the cylindrical chamber and from the latter to atmosphere, a-valve actuating member governed by the valve actuating means insaid second com-l partment and extending throughthe seat member for actuating the`valve member relative to the valve seat member, saidlvalve means sealing means, said valve means being heldagainst the valve seat member by theiiuid pressure in the xst compartment.

6. A uid motor and valve assembly comprising, in'combinaton, cylindrical and' piston means forming at least one cylindrical, chamber, valve means, toggle valve actuating means, a housing having a tlrst'compartment enclosing the valve means and a second compartment enclosing the toggleV valve actuating means, said valve means sealing the two compartments from each other, conduit means including the second compartcylindrical chamber, actuating means operated by `the piston means within said cylindrical chamber and extending into the said second compartment for actuating the toggle valve actuating means, said second compartmenthaving al y removable closure to gain access to said toggle valve actuating means, said valve means having a seat member and a valve member slidable relative to each other, said Iirst compartment having `a removable closure to gain access to said valve means, said housing having a uid entrance conduit including the first compartment communicating with the valve means and having a iluid exit conduit communicating with the valve means and atmosphere, said valve means having regis'- .tering port mea-ns alternately governing the flow oi fluid from the rst compartment to the cylindrical lchamber and from the latter to atmospliere,` a valve actuating member governed Ab'y the valve actuating means in said second comparti ment and extending through the seat member for actuating the valve member relative tothe valve seat member, said valve means sealing the valve actuating member withinl the second compartvmentl and from ,the registering port means, said valvev means being held against the valve seatl member by Vthe fluid 'pressure in the rst compartment, said toggle valve actuating means comprising crank means movable between two limits aboutan axis, pivot means carried on the crank means at a distance from and on one side of the axis, bearing means positioned on the opposite-side of the axis, a spring rbiased toggle linkage including two parts hinged intermediate their ends, one end of the toggle linkage being yand a second compartment enclosing thevvalve actuating means, said valve means sealing the -two compartments from eachother, conduit means including the second compartment con ton means within said cylindrical chamber and extending into the said second compartment for actuating the valve actuating means, detachable connecting means between the piston means and the valve actuating means for detachably connecting the actuating means to the valve actuating means," said second compartment having a removable closure to gain access to said valve actuating means, said valve means having a seat member with a fiat engaging surface and a rotary valve member with a at engaging surface with, the valve means and atmosphere, said valve means having registering port means alternately Ygoveining the flow of fluid from the first compartment to the cylindrical chamber and from the Ilatter to atmosphere, a shaft connected to the valve actuating means in said second compartment and extending through the seat mem,

ber for turningl the valve member relative to the seat member, said registering port means being spaced radially from the shaft and the portion of the valve means radially intermediate the port means sealing the shaft within the second compartment and from the registering port means, said valve means being held against the valve seat-member by the fluid pressure in the first compartment.

8. A fluid motor and valve assembly comprising, in combination, cylindrical means, a detachable head for the cylindrical means, piston means in the cylindrical means and forming with 'the cylindrical means and said head at least one latter to atmosphere, a shaft connected to the lvalve actuating means in said second compartment and extending through the seat member for turning the valve member relative to the seat member, said registering port means being spaced radially lfrom the shaft and the portionof the valve means radially intermediate the port means sealing the shaft within thasecond compartment and from the registering port means, said valve means being held against the valve seat member by the fluid pressure in the first compartment.

9. A fluid motor and valve assembly adapted to be connected to a fluid supply source comprising, in combination, cylindrical and piston means dividing the cylindrical means into first and second chambers, valve means for controlling the flow of fluid to and from both ends of the cylindrical means to operate the piston means, valve actuating means, a housing having a first compartment enclosing the valve means and a second compartment 'enclosing the valve actuating means, said valve means sealing the two compartments from each other, first conduit means extending through the housing and cylindrical means and 'connecting the 'valve means to the said first cylindrical `chamber, second conduit y means including said second compartment connecting the valve means to the said second cylindrical chamber, actuating -means operated by the piston means within the said second cylindrical chamber and extending into the said second compartment for actuating the valve actuating means, said second compartment having a removable closure to gain access to said valve actuating means, said valve means having a seat member and .a valve member movable relative to each other, said first compartment having a removableclosure to gain access to said valve means, ,said housing having a fluid entrance concylindrical chamber, valve means, valve actuatthe two compartments from each other, conduit means including the second compartment connecting the valve means to the said cylindrical chamber, actuating means operated by the piston means within, saidcylindrical chamber and extending into the said second compartment for actuating the valve actuating means, detachable connecting means between the piston means and the valve actuating means for detachably connecting the actuating means to the valve actuating means, and thus enabling the housing and the valve means and the valve actuating means mounted therein and the said head to be detachable as a complete unit from the cylindrical means, said second compartment `having a removable closure to gain access to said valve actuating means,.said valve means having a seat member with a flat engaging surface and a rotary valve member with a fiat engaging surface slidable relative to each other, said first compartment having a removable closure to gain access to said valve means, said housing having a fluid entrance conduit including the rst compartment communicating with the valve means and having a fluid exit conduit communicating with the valve means and atmosphere, said valve means having registering port means alternately governing the flow of fluid from the first compartment to the cylindrical chamber and from the duit includingthe first compartmentto deliver fluid from the supply source to the valve means y and having a fluidexit conduit connecting the valve means to atmosphere, said valve means having registering port means to govern the flow of fluid inthe conduits to reciprocally operate the piston means, a valve actuating member governed b y the valve actuating means in said Second compartment and extending through the seat member for actuating the valve member relative tothe valve seat member, said' valve means sealing the valve actuating member within the second compartment and from the registering port means, said valve member being held against the valve seat member by the fluid pressure in the rst compartment.

10. A fluid motor and valve assembly adapted to be connected to a fluid supply source comprising, in combination, cylindrical and piston means dividing the cylindrical means into first and second chambers, valve means for controlling the flow of fluid to and from both ends of the cyf lindrlcal'means to operate the piston means, said valve means comprising a seat member having a ilat surface and a valve member having an engaging surface adapted to slide relative to said flat surface of the seat lnember, said seat member having a first port and a second port spaced from each other, said valvel means having a fluid exhaust' passage `communicating with atmosphere, valve actuating means responsive to the piston means for actuating the valve member between two operating positions relative to the seat vmember, first conduit means connecting the first port of the seat member to the first cylindrical chamber, second conduit means connecting the Vassesses compartment of the housing and said valve member upon actuation by the valve actuating means to its other operating position connecting the sec.- ond port in communication with the exhaust passage and the first port in communication with the valve compartment of the housing, said housing having a, fluid entrancevconduit including the valve compartment to deliver uid from the supf ply source to the saidports, said valve actuating means having an actuating member extending through the seat member for actuating the valve member relative to the seat member, said valve means sealing the actuating member and the eX- haust passage from the valve compartment oi the housing, said valve member being held against the seat member by the iluid pressure in the valve compartment of the housing.

11. A fluid motor and valve'assembly adapted to be connected to a fluid supply source comprising, in combination, cylindrical andpiston means dividing the cylindrical means into first and second chambers, valve means for controlling the flow of iluid to and4 from both ends of the cylindrical means to operate the piston means, said valve means comprising a seat member havings fiat surface and a valve member having an engaging surface adapted to slide relative tosaid flat surface of the seat member, said seat member having a rst port and a second port spaced from each other, said valve means having a fluid exhaust passage communicating with atmosphere, valve actuating means responsive to the pistonmeans for actuating the valve vmember between two operating positions relative to the seat member, first conduit means connecting the first port o! the. seat -member to the vrst cylindrical partment of the'housing, said housing having a uid entrance conduit including the valve compartment to deliver fluid from the supply source to thesaid ports, said valve actuating means hav ing an actuating member extending through the seat member for lactuating the valve member relative to the seat member, said valve means sealing the actuating member and the exhaust passage from the valve compartment of the housing, said valve member being held against the seat member by the uid pressure in the valve compartment of the housing.

12, A iiuid motor and valve assembly adapted to be connected to a fluid supply source comprising, in combination, cylindrical and piston means dividing the cylindrical means into ilrst and second chambers, lvalve means for controlling the flow-of iiuid to and from both ends ofthe cylindrical means to operate the piston means, said valve means comprising a seat member having a at surface and a valve member having an engaging surface adapted to slide relative to said flat surface of the seat member, said seat member having a first port and a second port spaced from each other, said valve means having a fluid lexhaust passage communicating with atmosphere, valve actuating means responsive to the chamber, second conduit means connecting the second port of the seat member tothe second cylindrical chamber, a housing having a valve compartment for enclosing the valve means, said housing having a removable closure to gain access to said valve means, said engaging surface of the valve member having avchannel in continuous communication with the 4exhaust passage, said valve member upon actuation by the valve actuating means to one of'its operating positions connecting the iirst port in communication with the exhaust passage and the second port in communication with the valve compartment of the housing Vand said valve member upon actuation by the valve actuating means to its other operating position connecting the second port in com-` munication with the exhaust passage and the iirst port in communication with the valve .com-

piston means for actuating the valve member between two operating positions relative to the seat member, first conduit means connecting the first port of the seat member to the first cylindrical chamber, second conduit means connecting the second port of the seat member to the second cylindrical chamber, a housing having a valve compartment for enclosing the valve means, said housing having a removable closure to gain access to said valve means, said engaging vsurface of the valve member 'having a channel in continuous communication with the exhaust passage, said valve member upon actuation by the valve actuating means to one of its operating positions connectingv the ilrst port in communication with the exhaust passage and the second P1-t in communication with the valve compartment of the housing and said valve member upon actuation by thevv'alve actuating means to its other operating position connecting the second port in communication with the exhaust passage and the rst port in communication with the valve compartment of the housing, said housing having a fluid entrance conduit including the valve com-v partment to deliver fluid froml the supply source to the said ports, said valve actuating means having an actuating member extending through the seat member for actuating the valve member relative to the seat member, said valve member being readily detachable from the actuating member, said 4valve means sealing the actuating member and the exhaust passage from the valve compartment of the housing. said yvalve member being held against the seat member by the iluid pressure in the valve compartment of the holising.

JAMES J. PELOUCH. 

